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美国小学圣诞节活动

(2008-12-23 19:27:57) 下一个

  
昨晚台上的话剧表演 

  圣诞节前,孩子们的小学校有话剧表演和圣诞聚会。明天是圣诞节假期的第一天,美国寒假较短,只有两周左右。1月初开学,但值得高兴的是,寒假没有任何家庭作业,可以真正放松地过节。

   昨晚的圣诞话剧,由3到5年级的学生表演,大约有几百位观众,7:00 到 8:30的表演,孩子们为此准备了一个多月,为了给家长们惊喜,老师不鼓励孩子们在家练习,故家长们对这台准备了很久,又一无所知的表演很有期盼。当晚6:30先将霏送到她班级,我们才去礼堂找好座位坐下。表演很快就拉开序幕。孩子们有唱有表演,家长们在台下不停地拍照,录像,鼓掌。大约半个多钟头过去了,我们正津津有味地欣赏演出,突然,喤的一声,等我和杰明反应过来,才意识到一个站在最高排的学生晕倒跌在台上。音乐很快停止了,校长,老师和孩子父母跑到台上。那跌倒的孩子发出很轻微的疼叫声,台下,台上出奇地安静。台下的我们根本看不清孩子的状况。台上的镁光灯关了,幕谢了,校长打了电话叫救护车。很快,老师让孩子们都下台,校长宣布表演因意外而停止,并鼓励大家为跌倒的男孩祈祷。我们三人去接霏,她告诉我们那个男孩叫David,霏说,台上灯光很强,大家都觉得很热,也许那个孩子太热,太累或太紧张而晕阙过去,他脸朝下摔在台上,出了不少血,大家听了都很难过。回到家,临睡前,我们一家都为David祷告。

   今天下午去孩子学校参加班级圣诞聚会前,我查了电邮,有校长的信,她告诉大家,昨晚医生检查David,有脑震荡,鼻子,嘴出血,但没有骨折,今天中午前他就可以出院回家休息,孩子的父母让校长转告各家长,谢谢大家的祷告。校长还谢谢孩子们的良好配合。的确,昨晚的意外,我除了难过和祷告外,很惊讶地看到孩子和家长们出奇的平静,连David和他父母也没有发出任何惊叫声,从心里佩服美国学校师生的镇定和修养。 

   下午的班级圣诞聚会和上个月底的感恩节聚会颇相似,家长参与,先做游戏,再吃家长带的点心,最后互赠礼物。二年级学生玩了好几个游戏,最有趣的是music chair音乐椅游戏,18个孩子,17张椅子,音乐起时,全体绕椅子走,音乐停时,没坐上椅子的出游戏。接着17个孩子,16张椅子,一直到最后两个孩子,一张椅子,那最后一个抢到椅子的胜出,孩子们玩得很开心。二年级每个孩子准备了小礼物,包好,带到班上,互相抽礼物,彼此交换,各各满载而归。四年级学生也玩了不少游戏,如画图猜物,孩子们先看卡上与冬天有关的事物,比如,雪橇,圣诞树,然后到黑板上画,让大家猜,孩子们画得都很好,大家猜得也很快。四年级班主任很有爱心,她提出,今年孩子们大了,不用互相交换礼物,让家长和孩子们捐钱,买了冬衣和食物,送给哈城一家刚从埃及移民来,很需要帮助的家庭。另外,她还组织孩子到一家犹太人办的老人院,看望老人,为老人们献上圣诞歌曲,都是很有意义的活动。

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附上小学校长的电信:
Dear Parents,
 
As the children sang last night, “(God) is always with me, Friend and God for evermore, My Healer,” and “You promised Your help when I call on Your name, My Wonderful Counselor I give you praise.”
 
I give God praise for the beauty of the children’s voices and the message they were proclaiming.  I also thank God that David, who fainted during the performance, will be coming home from the hospital today.     
 
David was taken to the hospital last night after passing out while singing.  David hit his head and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.   He was diagnosed with a concussion and kept in the hospital for observation overnight. David’s mom spoke with me just a short time ago and said that David will be released and sent home from the hospital by noontime today.  He suffered no broken bones or other complications and is a young man who is ready to be home with his family for Christmas.  Praise God.
 
His parents have asked that I share with all of you how much your prayers on David’s behalf meant to all of them.  I assured them that we would continue to pray for him as he recuperates from his fall.  
 
Thank you for praying for David.  Thank you for your response to last night’s unusual circumstances.  I thanked the students for their cooperation, wonderful behavior and care for David’s well-being. I thank you also.

 

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